Gradient self-striping yarns can be so fun to knit with – they gradually shift from one color to the next, creating a beautiful affect. I recently used a yarn like this for…
Almost 5 years ago I published Layla, a layering-style cardi/vest knit seamlessly and using worsted-weight yarn. It featured 2-color, 1-row stripes, created by working a particular technique where you work 2 right-side…
I’ve shared so many tips, tricks, tutorials and project inspiration on this blog throughout my 15 years as a knitting designer. But I realized I have never talked about one of the…
With Thanksgiving almost upon us here in the U.S, I thought it might be a good time to talk about what I think makes for good travel knitting (both project-wise, and just…
Around 5 years ago or so I was introduced to my first chainette-construction yarn. I was so surprised by it because it was a thicker yarn (in terms of the actual size…